Why NYS OCA CHRS Falls Short for Professional Background Screening

If you're a Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) conducting background checks in New York State, you've likely encountered the same frustrating reality: the New York State Office of Court Administration (OCA) Criminal History Record Search (CHRS) has become the expensive, unreliable bottleneck in your screening process.

At nearly $100 per name search, the NYS OCA positions itself as the "official" statewide solution. But after processing thousands of New York criminal searches, the evidence is clear: OCA CHRS is not the comprehensive, reliable tool CRAs need for FCRA-compliant background screening.